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Street Smarts: A Breach of Trust

Despite the recent revelations about high-level corporate larceny, most businesspeople are out to earn an honest buck. So it still comes as a surprise to dis...  Read story

Who Ya Gonna Call? Gaff Busters!

It wasn't that chairman Ernest Marks thought his employees were boors. They didn't suck their fingers after meals, at least not in public. They knew bet...  Read story

Confessions of an Entrepreneur's Wife

She was proud to support her husband's dream of building a great business. But five years is a long time to watch someone focus on his company at the expense...  Read story

Sales Contracts

A sales contract is an agreement between a buyer and seller covering the sale and delivery of goods, securities, and other personal property. In the Unite...  Read story

Small Business/Large Business Relationships

Many small business owners see large businesses exclusively in competitive terms. For small enterprises that compete directly with larger companies, this ...  Read story

Valley Guy

Guy Kawasaki tells you where to meet and what to eat in Silicon Valley.  Read story

Catch-22

A new technology system enabling quadriplegics to work may cause them to lose government-sponsored medical services.  Read story

America's Fastest-Growing Private Company? It's in Insurance

When the big insurers exited the Florida market, a start-up saw an opportunity  Read story

Customer Service

The term "customer service" encompasses a variety of techniques used by businesses to ensure the satisfaction of a customer, from friendly and attentive s...  Read story

Andra Rush, Rush Trucking

for rolling up her sleeves  Read story

Employee Suggestion Systems

The term "employee suggestion systems" refers to a variety of efforts businesses make to solicit and utilize input from their employees in hopes of achiev...  Read story

The Inc. 500

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 197781 Perc...  Read story

Southern Comfort: Savannah's Squares and Parks

Our guide to Savannah's top attractions continues.  Read story

Burning Down the House

A former car dealer launches an on-line start-up that is reshaping the industry.  Read story

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a term that refers to several different methods of resolving disputes outside traditional legal and administrative...  Read story

Brief Profiles of Inc. 500 Companies

A collection of 24 short articles about companies from the 1997 Inc. 500.  Read story

One Hundred, Of The Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies In The United States.

In the fall of 1971, Bill Nicolai was camping in Washington State's North Cascade mountains when his tent collapsed and he almost froze to death. That wi...  Read story

Raising The Roof

The fastest-growing company in the United States sells asphalt shingles. A lot of them.  Read story

Legacy: Wally Bronner, 1927-2008

Christmas was always just around the corner.  Read story

Bitter Harvest

They can breed a cow with half again as much beef as those raised by their grandfathers and grow 160 bushels of corn an acre instead of 80. Their revenues ar...  Read story

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